The labor share of income in the US is at its lowest post-war level

Re:The labor share of income in the US is at its lowest post... by digitaltrees on Tuesday June 30, 2026 @07:28PM (#48740566)

But if that capital accumulation is unchecked it destroys the very market forces such as competition and price setting functions through supply and demand necessary for capitalism to work. So capitalists should want to prevent monopolies and concentration of wealth.

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Re:The labor share of income in the US is at its lowest post... by throw0101a on Tuesday June 30, 2026 @08:48PM (#48741152)

> So capitalists should want to prevent monopolies and concentration of wealth.

Why do you assume that Capital class has an ideological loyalty to the capitalist system? If they can get rich without having to compete or do any kind of effort, don't you think they'd prefer that to actually 'working' for the money? Once they've got theirs, do you think they care about what happens after?

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Re:The labor share of income in the US is at its lowest post... by digitaltrees on Thursday July 02, 2026 @01:10AM (#48756796)

I don’t. That’s why I said capitalist not the capital class. Those are distinct groups. You can be a capitalist with no capital and a monopolists that would be happy with state capture once you win and a feudal oligarchy. Much of Silicon Valley is revealing themselves to be just that. They’re going to find out the stark consequences of taking all the toys on the playground

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